I have decided to adopt an attitude regarding TCM's airing of some of these all too contemporary films during the month of Oscar celebration. I was old enough when (some of) these films were released, and presumably with some amount of discernment, to decide they weren't films worth seeing. Yes, I realize that as I get older, the definition of "classic films" will change with a younger audience ... but really, Thelma and Louise?

I wouldn't call Thelma & Louise a classic, although I guess I would call it a cultural phenomenon, at least at the time of its release. Sort of the same way Fatal Attraction was. Not quite the same thing as a classic but it does provide a glimpse into the national zeitgeist, circa 1991.

1991. Holy cow. That makes Thelma & Louise twenty years old.

Which makes me ... well, never mind how old that makes me.

In any event, Katie-Bar-The-Door was home today due to an unexpected snow day. We put The Thin Man in the machine. Now that is a classic.

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What are the Katie-Bar-The-Door Awards?

Named for Katie-Bar-The-Door, the Katies are "alternate Oscars"—who should have been nominated, who should have won—but really they're just an excuse to write a history of the movies from the Silent Era to the present day.

To see a list of nominees and winners by decade, as well as links to my essays about them, click the highlighted links:

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Look at me—Joe College, with a touch of arthritis. Are my eyes really brown? Uh, no, they're green. Would we have the nerve to dive into the icy water and save a person from drowning? That's a key question. I, of course, can't swim, so I never have to face it. Say, haven't you anything better to do than to keep popping in here early every morning and asking a lot of fool questions?